Who was only twelve y’see,[[132]]
With his mates t’home a’friskin’ in the park,
Steps out with all his olders,
Hunts and fishes with the best,
As he sailed with William Beebe in the Ark.
So this little Davie Putnam,
Smallest man aboard the ship,
As the topmost fightin’ pirate makes his mark;
And besides we liked his spirit
And his many a merry quip,